Morton Glacier
| Morton Glacier | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| length | 24 km | |
| Coordinates | 83 ° 12 ′ S , 162 ° 0 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Ross Ice Shelf | |
The Morton Glacier is an approximately 15 miles long glacier in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . It flows from the Holland Range in an easterly direction between the Vaughan Promontory and the Lewis Ridge ridge to the Ross Ice Shelf on the Shackleton Coast .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1966 after Lieutenant Commander John A. Morton, head of the United States Navy's VX-6 ALFA flight squadron , which was stationed at McMurdo Station in the winter of 1964.
Web links
- Morton Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Morton Glacier on geographic.org (English)